GloGlo

Curing and preventing type 1 diabetes

Founding Research Scientist Biology

$100K - $200K•1.00% - 2.00%•San Francisco, CA, US
Job type
Full-time
Role
Science, Biology
Experience
Any (new grads ok)
Visa
Will sponsor
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Michael Fester
Michael Fester
Founder

About the role

Our mission: eradicate Type 1 diabetes.


GloGlo is building an AI-native therapeutics company based in San Francisco. We are developing AI research agents that analyze scientific literature and biological datasets, generate and challenge hypotheses, design experiments, and learn from wet-lab results.
We are building a tight in silico <> in vitro / in vivo feedback loop to identify better targets and move faster toward new therapies.
We are looking for a Founding Research Scientist in Biology to help build our experimental research program from the ground up. This is a hands-on startup role for someone who wants to think beyond the traditional biotech playbook and help take ideas from hypothesis → experiment → preclinical validation → IND → Phase 1 as quickly and rigorously as possible.


What you’ll do

  • Turn biological questions and AI-generated hypotheses into rigorous experiments
  • Design and execute in vitro studies and help develop in vivo programs
  • Analyze results and feed experimental evidence back into our AI systems
  • Develop assays, models, and experimental workflows from scratch
  • Help prioritize targets and therapeutic approaches
  • Build our early wet-lab capabilities and scientific partnerships
  • Work with CROs, academic collaborators, and external labs when outsourcing is faster than building internally
  • Help plan the path toward candidate selection, IND-enabling studies, regulatory submission, and first-in-human / Phase 1 trials
  • Work directly with the founders and scientific leadership



What we’re looking for

  • PhD or equivalent research experience in immunology, autoimmunity, T1D, beta-cell biology, cell biology, molecular biology, or related fields
  • Strong hands-on wet-lab experience
  • Ability to independently design, execute, and troubleshoot experiments
  • Comfortable working in a fast-moving, ambiguous startup environment
  • Excited about combining AI and experimental biology
  • High scientific rigor, curiosity, and willingness to challenge assumptions

One of our founders has lived with Type 1 diabetes for 17 years. We intend to work on this until we solve it.

About GloGlo

We are backed by Y Combinator, SV Angel as well as founders at companies like Vercel, Slack, Dropbox and Algolia.

GloGlo
Founded:2024
Batch:W24
Team Size:3
Status:
Active
Location:San Francisco
Founders
Michael Fester
Michael Fester
Founder
Marie Schneegans
Marie Schneegans
Founder